South Africa|Western Cape

Eskom withdraws from Cape Town informal settlement after second attack in two weeks

On Monday a security vehicle escorting the power utility’s workers into the area was hijacked.

Disability grant applicant collapses in long queue at SASSA office

SASSA’s Bellville office manager blames staff shortages

Over 70 people left homeless after Khayelitsha fire

Fire victims say they do not have the means to rebuild their homes

Donkey carts stand idle as tourism dies in Cederberg village

Heuningvlei was devastated by flooding for two consecutive years but the residents are determined to keep their town alive

Wupperthal: the town where you can sleep outside on your stoep

But jobs are scarce in this small Cederberg mission town

PRASA dealt with the Foreshore evictees in bad faith, says Ndifuna Ukwazi attorney

The rail agency has finally returned the group’s belongings, but in poor condition, say the evictees

Cops accused of torture will plead not guilty

Three officers are accused of torturing a barber during a raid in Cape Town. The incident was caught on CCTV.

About 100 people march in Khayelitsha against gun crimes and extortion

Crime involving firearms and extortion has prevented the municipality, Eskom and SASSA from providing essential services

SASSA recovers R150-million in ineligible grants payments

But the agency is bleeding funds due to fraudulent payments still being made

Lottery blows millions of rands on lawyers

Previous minister suggested that previous Lottery management and board colluded with law firms

Court bid to decriminalise sex work

The laws “have not deterred … the selling or buying of sex … and are not rationally capable of doing so. They merely create greater stigma and vulnerability among sex workers and violate their rights.”

Western Cape town “held to ransom” by cable theft syndicate

Repeated extended blackouts as electricity poles are cut down and cables stolen

How bureaucracy prevents people from getting houses

Supply isn’t coming close to meeting the demand for state-subsidised housing

Minister says he won’t bow to pressure on the Lottery

Relocation of Langa rail line occupiers delayed by regulations

Rezoning application to move people living next to the Central Line has taken more than a year

UCT vigil marks a year of war in Gaza

Protesters renew call for boycott